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Sanford Schram
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The Trajectory of Trumpism: Racism, Fascism, Civil War and Beyond (Oxford, 2025).

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Sanford Schram @sandysfs.bsky.social · Jun 21
My new book should be available electronically in October: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h
SEN. @hickenlooper.senate.gov : “Death cards left behind by ICE agents — cards with white supremacist history left in detained immigrants' abandoned cars… Imagine finding your brother's empty car with one of these in the driver's seat. Cruelty for the sake of cruelty."

(H/T @lulacorg.bsky.social )

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h
A follow up on this Jesse Watters clip from 3 weeks ago. The victim of ICE testified today before Congress that she was on her way to a 39th scheduled treatment at a traumatic brain injury center.

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram, Melanie C. Green

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18h
Garcia: I want to remind the American public of Stephen Miller. There's probably no single person in this government that has done more damage and more harm to people across this country than this man right here. It's our job to hold him responsible

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
Casar holds a 3 minute and 26 second moment of silence to represent the time in which DHS officers let Renee Good bleed out after she was shot

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Lawrence @ldog562.bsky.social · 18h
She's one of the bravest women I've seen..
‘My own government attempted to execute me’: Victims of ICE and Border Patrol aggression testify.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE61...
‘My own government attempted to execute me’: Victims of ICE and Border Patrol aggression testify
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 18h
A lawless administration putting the entire federal legal system under incredible strain www.fox9.com/news/federal...

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 18h
Aliyah Rahman: "I continue to hear the word 'bodies' because that is how agents refer to us—'We're bringing in a body'…'We can't use that room, there's already a body in there.' You have no reason to believe you will make it out alive if you are already being called a body."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---

TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 19h
Donald Trump invites Americans to believe there’s no money left to make health care affordable while he spends billions of taxpayer dollars to hire masked ICE & Border Patrol agents to intimidate, attack, arrest & even kill our people.

Mr. President, we reject these authoritarian priorities.

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram, Timothy D. McBride

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h
Sen. Tuberville: "We gotta get rid of these voting machines. There's a half dozen people here in the House and Senate that did not get elected. It was all bogus. We've seen the evidence."

Reposted by American Library Association, Sanford F. Schram, Robert C. Richards , and 3 more

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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 20h
Martinez: "[I] sat in federal court and watched from 20 feet away as the border patrol agent who attempted to kill me testified at a hearing. Agent Charles Exum—Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum—I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be...doxxing."

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 20h
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche needs to resign.

He got the law wrong about patronizing sex parties with alleged child trafficking. He failed to redact names of victims & pictures of children. AND he moved Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum-security prison & got her a puppy.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h
PEARSON: “He’s lying through his teeth.”

Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social , who was just in Minneapolis, says Speaker Sexton lied to NC5 when he said the protestors are “paid” and “paid more to cause chaos”

(a lie Rep. Tim Burchett has also told) 🤥

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d
This @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it.

Spread this one far and wide.
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net

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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 1d
Said a very desperate man
Trump says Republicans should 'nationalize' elections
During an appearance on former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino's podcast, Trump suggested Republicans should "take over" the voting process in some places.
www.nbcnews.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d
Peter Thiel in 2009:

“I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.”

Peter Thiel is the founder of Palantir.

Palantir currently receives approximately $12 billion from US defense contracts.
"I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible." - Peter Thiel

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d
ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.

Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.

The cruelty is endless.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and send
www.mprnews.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d
Trump claims he wants to cap credit card interest rates.

But before his announcement, his own regulators filed a legal brief opposing a Colorado law that would do just that.

Don’t believe his fake populism for a second. He will always govern for the rich and powerful — not you.
Trump Is Breaking His Word on Credit Card Regulation
Donald Trump has long claimed he wants to lower credit card interest rates. His regulators are intervening in a legal ba
jacobin.com

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S.J.💙🩵💙🦋 @glimmers2.bsky.social · 2d
The killers: Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez. Ochoa is a Border Patrol agent who joined CBP in 2018. Gutierrez joined in 2014. It’s not just new hires that can’t be retrained. It’s the entire organization.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 3d
NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM.

It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.

My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here
Peter Thiel's data surveillance company Palantir is powering Trump's ICE operation in the US. Carole Cadwalladr argues that the UK will be next
www.thenerve.news

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d
The president of the United States had his DOJ raid the Fulton County election office and seized ballots. This is clearly a dry run for 2026. Yet, this is treated by too many in legacy media as normal.

I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 because you deserve better. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Reposted by Bryan D. Jones, Sanford F. Schram

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Nate @nateduty.bsky.social · 3d
It's up to WE the People to stop this, the MAGA GOP Congress has given in to Trump. Fire them, ALL of them.

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Sanford F. Schram

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5d
New via WSJ:

Tulsi Gabbard has spent months investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.

Gabbard is leading the administration's effort to re-examine the election and look for potential crimes.

Widespread fraud does not exist. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Exclusive | Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for 2020 Election Fraud
The director of national intelligence earlier this week joined the FBI search of an election center in Georgia.
www.wsj.com

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 5d
Pew has Trump's approval at 37%. And:

"Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans."

www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Confidence in Trump Dips, and Fewer Now Say They Support His Policies and Plans
Only 27% of Americans say they support all or most of Trump's policies – down since last year, with the change coming entirely among Republicans.
www.pewresearch.org

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 5d
The Trump administration's “war on empathy,” Hillary Rodham Clinton writes, “threatens to pave the way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America”:
The Triumph of Empathy in Minneapolis
MAGA sees a world of vengeance, scorn, and humiliation, and cannot imagine generosity or solidarity.
bit.ly

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram, David Darmofal

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 6d
I’m thrilled to support my friend @amyklobuchar.com for governor of Minnesota.
amyklobuchar.com Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 6d
Minnesotans, we’ve been through a lot.

And I believe this moment calls for grit, resilience, and faith in each other.

I believe we must stand up for what’s right. And fix what’s wrong.

Today, I’m announcing my candidacy for Governor. youtu.be/SiV3xVkX-kg
Amy Klobuchar for Governor
YouTube video by Amy Klobuchar
youtu.be

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 6d
It's not just "stand up to ICE when you see them," it's building many vast networks of support and trust to
- create safe spaces
- protect schools
- get kids TO school
- check on neighbors
- deliver groceries
- help pay the rent
- let people know of danger
- feed the helpers, too!
- and on and on

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram, Juan Moreno‐Cruz

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 6d
Can Minnesota pay Tom Homan $50,000 to get ICE out?

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 6d
Minnesotans, we’ve been through a lot.

And I believe this moment calls for grit, resilience, and faith in each other.

I believe we must stand up for what’s right. And fix what’s wrong.

Today, I’m announcing my candidacy for Governor. youtu.be/SiV3xVkX-kg
Amy Klobuchar for Governor
YouTube video by Amy Klobuchar
youtu.be